Senior citizens over the age of 60 will be able to benefit from a reduced entry price to Esplora, this was made possible through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding today.

Through this MoU, those senior citizens will be able to visit the Esplora Interactive Science Centre at Bighi and pay a reduced ticket price of €4 instead of €6, which also includes access to the Planetarium Experience.

They will be required to present their ID card. The visitors will also be entitled to a 10% discount from the Esplora Shop to be used on technological and educational gadgets. On top of this, they will be offered a discounted lunch package as well.

Minister for Senior Citizens and Active Ageing Michael Farrugia and Minister for Research, Innovation and the Co-ordination of post-Covid-19 Strategy Owen Bonnici presided over the signing.

He explained that, “the agreement between the Department of Active Ageing and Community Care and Esplora offers the opportunity for seniors visiting Esplora to have a substantial reduction in the ticket price and, visiting in groups, they will be supported not only from the Department of Active Ageing and Community Care but also from the science sector in our country.”

Minister Michael Farrugia went on to say that !all elderly and carers in elderly homes will be completely vaccinated against Covid-19, even with the second dose, by the end of February.”

“This means a reduction of half the time it was going to take to vaccinate all the elderly over 85 years of age in our country, which will present an opportunity for the elderly in our country to return to normal life,” he said.

Also present for the signing were the Executive Chairman of The Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) Dr Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando, as well as the CEO for Active Ageing and Community Care Dr Renzo De Gabriele.

Photo by Alain Salvary

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